As a melting pot of many different cultures, America encompasses countless culinary traditions. Food is at the heart of most of our country’s celebrations, like endless chicken wings on Super Bowl Sunday and Thanksgiving buffets stuffed with starches. But the tendency to overeat at joyous occasions can have a negative impact on your health, especially if you’re also the type to raid the fridge when you are stressed. Letting your feelings guide your food intake is called emotional eating, and it affects everyone from time to time. The trouble starts when it becomes a habit.

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From seeds to starts, the process of gardening is a bit more complex than it sounds. It’s more than just putting seeds in the ground, sprinkling water on them and watching your garden bloom. The typical process involves a lot of monitoring, watering, temperature watching and patience. A plant can take weeks to months to grow up, and there are many factors to take into account when helping your plants get to full maturity.

We all know the feeling: Your stomach starts to cramp, your head becomes heavy or your nose turns into a faucet. It’s the moment you realize something isn’t right—the moment sickness hits. One of the first things that may come to mind is “How do I get myself feeling better?” Maybe you question if eating will make you feel better or worse. But perhaps a more important question to ask is, “What should I be eating?”

In a world filled with airbrushed bodies on magazine covers and filtered models on Instagram, it’s difficult not to compare. Looking at yourself in a mirror, you may nitpick at your reflection, wishing you had a smaller this or a bigger that to look more like the women you see in media. But with editing and retouching software more accessible than ever, it’s likely the person you admire doesn’t really have the body, face or skin you’re pining after.

Prioritizing your mental health and well-being isn't always easy. When I was Miss America in 2009, there were lots of late night events and early morning flights. Since then, I've traded my evening gowns in for evenings at home with my family, but I still face many demands as a business woman, wife and mother.

Imagine a world where you worked ahead at all times and got things done in advance so you could have more time for the fun stuff. A busy schedule can get in the way of a lot of things, and getting home after work with a growling stomach doesn’t make it any easier. Meal prepping is a helpful and healthy eating strategy. It encourages portion control and allows you to make healthier food choices. Here are some simple ways to get into the meal prep mindset.

Jealousy. Envy. Covet. Want. No matter the word choice, jealousy is real. When envious feelings occur, it can be difficult to stop these thoughts from gaining strength. The result? Not only do you covet what someone else has, you also become upset with yourself for having these thoughts in the first place. We kid around about being green with envy over anonymous Powerball winners. Yet what should we do when resentment builds between friends? Here are some ways to handle jealousy in friendships.